ܚܠܠܐ

Classical Syriac

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ħ(ə)lɑlɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ħ(ə)lɑle] (plural)

Etymology 1

From the root ܚ ܠ ܠ related to puncturing. Compare Arabic خِلَال (ḵilāl) and Hebrew חָלָל (ḥālāl).

Noun

ܚܠܠܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܚܠܠܐ)

1. hole, cavity
2. trench
3. cave, cavern, tunnel
4. mine

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܠܠܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܚܠܠ		1st person	ܚܠܠܝ		ܚܠܠܢ
	construct	ܚܠܠ		2nd person	ܚܠܠܟ	ܚܠܠܟܝ	ܚܠܠܟܘܢ	ܚܠܠܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܠܠܐ		3rd person	ܚܠܠܗ	ܚܠܠܗ	ܚܠܠܗܘܢ	ܚܠܠܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܚܠܠܝܢ		1st person	ܚܠܠܝ		ܚܠܠܝܢ
	construct	ܚܠܠܝ		2nd person	ܚܠܠܝܟ	ܚܠܠܝܟܝ	ܚܠܠܝܟܘܢ	ܚܠܠܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܠܠܐ		3rd person	ܚܠܠܘܗܝ	ܚܠܠܝܗ	ܚܠܠܝܗܘܢ	ܚܠܠܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܚ ܠ ܠ related to profaning. Compare Hebrew חִלּוּל (ḥillûl).

Noun

ܚܠܠܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܚܠܠܐ)

1. profanation

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܠܠܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܚܠܠ		1st person	ܚܠܠܝ		ܚܠܠܢ
	construct	ܚܠܠ		2nd person	ܚܠܠܟ	ܚܠܠܟܝ	ܚܠܠܟܘܢ	ܚܠܠܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܠܠܐ		3rd person	ܚܠܠܗ	ܚܠܠܗ	ܚܠܠܗܘܢ	ܚܠܠܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܚܠܠܝܢ		1st person	ܚܠܠܝ		ܚܠܠܝܢ
	construct	ܚܠܠܝ		2nd person	ܚܠܠܝܟ	ܚܠܠܝܟܝ	ܚܠܠܝܟܘܢ	ܚܠܠܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܠܠܐ		3rd person	ܚܠܠܘܗܝ	ܚܠܠܝܗ	ܚܠܠܝܗܘܢ	ܚܠܠܝܗܝܢ

References

• “ḥll”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 105a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 143b
• Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, page 457a